NAMIBIA’S POPULATION LARGELY YOUTHFUL

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Namibia boasts a youthful demographic, with 71% of its population under the age of 35, and a considerable portion of this group being 14 years old or younger.

SWAKOP URANIUM FOUNDATION DONATES LIVESTOCK TO FARMERS

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The Swakop Uranium Foundation has officially handed over more than one thousand livestock to resettlement farmers in the Erongo Region, boosting rural livelihoods and food security.

The donation is part of the Hope Farm Project, launched last year.

KAVETUNA URGES YOUTH ORGANISATIONS TO BE ACTIVE

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Former National Youth Council (NYC) Secretary General Juliet Kavetuna has called on youth organisations to be more active and responsible. 

She made these remarks during the NYC engagement meeting in the capital.

KEETMANSHOOP WATER DISCONNECTION POSTPONED TO APRIL 7

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The Keetmanshoop Municipality has postponed the planned water supply disconnection that was scheduled for the 24th of March until the 7th of April 2026.

The municipality announced in a public notice that the disconnections will apply to all consumers with outstanding balances older than 31 January 2026.

VOLUNTEER TEACHERS MISS OUT ON PERMANENT JOBS

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The volunteer teachers who started teaching at Ndama East Primary School at Rundu four years ago are devastated after they failed to make the cut for the permanent teaching jobs advertised in December last year. 

MGECW ENCOURAGES SAFE CHILD DROPOFF OPTIONS

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The Minister of Gender Equality and Child Welfare (MGECW) says mothers can leave a child in a safe place at various identified places in accordance with the current Act, instead of abandoning them at unsafe sites. 

SANKWASA CALLS COUNCILLORS SWEARING-IN UNLAWFUL

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The Minister of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), James Sankwasa, says the swearing-in of three local authorities councillors of A Right to Shelter Foundation of Namibia on Monday was unprocedural and against set laws guiding the process.

3,000 CATTLE EXPORTED TO MAURITIUS IN PRIVATE DEAL

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A private transaction led to the export of three thousand cattle to Mauritius recently.

This was revealed by the Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Minister. Inge Zaamwani in response to a question by NUDO MP Vetaruhe Kandorozu.